Point in time view as at 16/11/2006.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Section 102.
(1)The appropriate authority may enter into an agreement under section 7 as respects an interest in Crown land held by or on behalf of the Crown.
(2)An agreement under section 7 as respects any other interest in Crown land is of no effect unless approved by the appropriate authority.
(3)“Crown land” means land an interest in which—
(a)belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown,
(b)belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster,
(c)belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall, or
(d)belongs to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department.
(4)“The appropriate authority”, in relation to any land, means—
(a)if the land belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, the Crown Estate Commissioners or other government department having the management of the land in question;
(b)if the lands belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Chancellor of the Duchy;
(c)if the land belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall, such person as the Duke of Cornwall, or the possessor for the time being of the Duchy of Cornwall, appoints;
(d)if the land belongs to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department, that department.
(5)If any question arises under this section as to what authority is the appropriate authority in relation to any land, that question is to be referred to the Treasury, whose decision is final.
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